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Rattlesnake Combat Dance Mating Ritual [Photo & Video]

Photo: Pair of male Northern Pacific (Western) rattlesnakes Pair of male Northern Pacific (Western) rattlesnakes (Crotalus oreganus oreganus) wrestling in a mating combat dance in Briones Regional Park, Contra Costa County, California -- Purchase Prints or License Usage.ID# 180207s_BA3-0093 File Under: I'm not a wildlife photographer... except when I am.…
Gary Crabbe
February 15, 2018
AnimalsPhotos

My Favorite Cellphone Photos of 2017

Picture #01: (Above) Ladybug taking an afternoon stroll on my DSLR camera, Carrizo Plain N.M., CA. In following with my recently posted Favorite Landscape Photos of 2017 -- images I shot using my 'Real' cameras -- I'd like to share this collection of My favorite cellphone photos of 2017. Yes,…
Gary Crabbe
February 5, 2018
AnimalsDesertsNevadaPhotos

Sometimes it just takes one.

Picture: Desert Bighorn sheep at Valley of Fire State Park, near Las Vegas, Nevada This is one of the images I included on my last post, my top photos of 2013. Now granted, I don't actually consider this a super-great image. Sure, it's a nice image, maybe even a very…
Gary Crabbe
January 5, 2014
AnimalsBooksPhotos

Giving Thanks 2012

Picture: Pair of fledgeling Mourning Dove siblings resting together just moments after taking their first flight out of their nest. I want to wish everyone here in the US a wonderful Thanksgiving Holiday. Ok; I know... it's not quite turkey for Thanksgiving, but this picture of two doves is as…
Gary Crabbe
November 21, 2012
AnimalsCaliforniaPhotos

Good thing I don’t eat snakes…

Picture: California Mountain Garter Snake (Thamnophis elegans elegans) in the rocks and grass, Table Mountain, near Oroville, California First; Does anyone know (exactly) what type of Garter snake this is? It's a good thing I don't eat snakes. I almost stepped on this little guy yesterday afternoon while wandering around…
Gary Crabbe
April 28, 2012
AnimalsPhotosUncategorized

Happy Thanksgiving 2011

Picture: Peacock in front of vineyard in fall, near Avila Beach, California As I sit here, waking up this morning on the verge of getting sick (again), the fog in my brain still can't keep away the thoughts of all I am thankful for, most especially the love and support…
Gary Crabbe
November 24, 2011
AnimalsPhotos

My What Big Eyes You Have

Picture: SomekindaSpider... ID help appreciated. A few weeks ago I found this beautiful spider living in my oregano plants. I was trimming the plant when 'she' scurried out and came to rest on the raised wood bed liner. I'm not a spider lover or spider hater. The only spiders I…
Gary Crabbe
May 6, 2011
AnimalsCaliforniaPhotosUncategorized

Do you believe?

Picture: Wood-carved statue of Sasquatch, a.k.a. Bigfoot in front of the Willow Creek Visitor Center, Humboldt County, California I took this image a couple years ago while doing the photography for my book, Backroads of the California Coast. Now I find myself coming back to it, as I'm now doing…
Gary Crabbe
September 8, 2010
AnimalsCaliforniaPhotosSigns

Did you see the signs?

Picture: Road sign pointing to Sand Dunes at Mesquite Flat, Death Valley National Park, California I occasionally find a sign that I think will make for a good photo. Signs are a form of communication. Photography is a form of communication. It only goes say that one can often compliment…
Gary Crabbe
May 18, 2010
Enlightened Images
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